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Play Kitty Kash and

Support the SPCA

The Miramichi SPCA is a registered charity that is a currently running at maximum capacity with over 60 cats in-
private and independently run not-for-profit organization that house and many others out in foster care. Our waitlist for
has been in operation for over 16 years. It is a common and surrenders grows by the day.
damaging misconception that our SPCA receives government The average monthly expenses for our shelter have
or municipal funding; we are primarily supported by local increased by 30% in the last 2 years and currently sit at
in-person and online fundraisers, donations from the almost $25,000. The cost of everything continues to increase
community, and special events. and we are struggling each month to make sure the bills are
paid and animals are cared for. We have a “wish list” of
Why We Need Support upgrades and items we would like to see at our shelter, but
Our volunteer board of 8 members, all with full-time we cannot afford to do them. Fundraising takes a lot of
jobs, is deeply passionate about animal welfare. Although our manpower and volunteer hours and we do our best with the
shelter has the potential to make a big impact for lost and small team we have, but are so grateful when our community
abandoned animals, we need funds to continue this work. rallies on our behalf to help keep money coming in!
The shelter only has 3 full-time and 4 part-time staff
members to keep things running 7 days a week, and we are Play Kitty Kash to Help Us Raise Funds
The quickest and easiest way the public can help us raise
money is to play our weekly toonie draw, Kitty Kash! It’s a
50/50 draw and if you play your number every week, you
have a chance to win half the weekly jackpot. Our Kitty Kash
sign-up and pre-pay is now available online through our
website - www.spcamiramichi.com/kitty-kash-how-to-play.
You can also easily donate online through our website -
www.spcamiramichi.com/donate-online/
Some employers also have the option to donate directly
to us through your paycheck, if you’d like to ask them!
Through all the hard times we’ve had these past few
years we have never once wavered in the knowledge that
what we do at the Miramichi SPCA makes an impact - on the
lives of the animals brought to us, the humans that get to take
them home, and the community that gets to see how far
kindness, caring, and compassion can truly take a rescue
It’s easy to play Kitty Kash; you can sign-up and pre-pay on our small organisation.
website.

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